Thirty-five years after his defection to the U.S., Romanias former spy chief under notorious communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu still lives under the protection of a CIA-created identity, but he will be honored in his native land Sunday in a major television event.
In this Eastern European nation that endured four decades of harsh communist rule including 25 years under the megalomaniacal Ceausescu six hours of broadcast time will be dedicated to Ion Mihai Pacepa, the highest-ranking defector from the former Soviet bloc.
Romanias B1 TV channel will feature an interview with Pacepa and former CIA director James Woolsey after showing the new two-hour WND Films documentary based on insider-information Pacepa has shared with Western intelligence, Disinformation: The Secret Strategy to Destroy the West.
35 years later: Top Cold War defector feted in native land
Still under CIA alias, nation will see interview after broadcast of his new film
Published: 14 hours ago
ART MOORE
35 years later: Top Cold War defector feted in native land